Seven Houston Independent School District seniors have been selected as candidates for the U. S Presidential Scholars program. If selected, these students will be recognized as some of the most high-achieving and talented students in the country. The seven candidates are Alexandra Gibner, Weiting Ji, Daniel A. Yun, Amy W. Jian and Vincent P. Su […]
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It’s been a busy year for Aurora the orangutan at the Houston Zoo. The baby was born March 2, 2011, but was abandoned by her mother Kelly shortly afterward. After nine months of around-the-clock care from more than 50 volunteers and staff members in the zoo’s primate care team, Aurora was finally accepted by adoptive […]
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In late 2008 tragedy struck screenwriter and filmmaker Kevin West’s family when his wife lost a baby very late in her term. She coped with the loss by donating her breast milk to sick and preterm babies whose mothers could not feed them through a donor bank and through a network of personal friends. The breast […]
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A defensive lineman from College Station A&M Consolidated legally changed his last name this week to honor his single mother. J.J. Lollar, previously known as J.J. Bynum, said even in Little League he didn’t feel comfortable with his father’s last name written on his jersey. He waited until after signing with Texas Tech earlier this […]
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I cannot even believe it’s Go Texan Day already. As an adult, in an office, I have to admit I don’t do much personally for this day. But it’s fun to see the kids dressed up. Here’s a look at last year’s lil’ cowboys and lil cowgirls. Do you have a photo to share? Send […]
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Nearly one in five teen drivers, or 19 percent, say they have driven while under the influence of marijuana according to a study conducted by Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Liberty Mutual Insurance. That’s more than the percentage of teens, 13 percent, who say they have driven after drinking. The study was conducted by […]
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Minnie Driver, 42, has recently announced who is the father of her three-year-old son, Henry, after years of silence on the subject. The man, who she does not name, was a writer she worked with while filming the TV series The Riches. Driver kept the man’s identity secret to protect him from the publicity. Driver […]
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The Internet is a lot of things, but kind is not one of them… which makes me wonder why in the world a young girl or boy would ask the anonymous world of YouTube users, “Am I ugly?” And also, why would their parents let them? One girl, who looks no older than 12, has […]
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Charlotte’s Web or Goodnight Moon? Which one is the greatest children’s book of all time? A team of literacy experts, mom bloggers and book editors agonized over this question when creating a list of the 100 great books for kids, released this month by Scholastic’s Parent & Child Magazine. Nick Friedman, editor-in-chief of the magazine, […]
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In a study cleverly titled, What does txting do 2 language?, a researcher at the University of Calgary, found that despite the creative ways the younger generation slaughters English grammar in text messaging, this skill does not necessarily make them more able to learn new words. “Our assumption about text messaging is that it encourages […]
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